In a stunning display of military precision and power, United States special forces executed a high-stakes operation in the early hours of Saturday, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, amid a barrage of airstrikes on the capital city of Caracas. The raid, dubbed by observers as the "Maduro Capture Op," marks a dramatic escalation in U.S.-Venezuela tensions and has sent shockwaves through the international community.
Eyewitness footage captured the chaos unfolding under the cover of darkness: explosions lighting up the night sky as U.S. aircraft targeted key installations, including military bases, oil refineries, the National Assembly building, and even the mausoleum of former President Hugo Chávez in Cuartel de La Montaña. Planes and drones swarmed the airspace over Caracas, deploying elite troops in a swift disembarkation maneuver that overwhelmed Venezuelan defenses. Videos circulating online show plumes of smoke rising from the port of La Guaira, where significant damage was inflicted by precision strikes, crippling infrastructure critical to the Maduro regime.
President Donald Trump announced the operation on social media shortly after its execution, stating that Maduro and Flores had been "captured and flown out of the Country" in coordination with U.S. law enforcement. cbsnews.com Sources confirmed that the U.S. Army's Delta Force, the military's premier special mission unit, led the ground assault, dragging the couple from their bedroom in a meticulously planned raid.
